The Sims 2: Castaway

The Sims 2: Castaway
Developer(s)	Electronic Arts
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims, Sims
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	NA October 22, 2007 EU October 26, 2007
Genre(s)	Life simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	R42E69, R42P69
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia Debug Symbol Files

Help your Sims build a life from scratch after washing ashore on a deserted tropical island in The Sims 2: Castaway. Overcome the forces of nature to help them become the ultimate survivors and thrive in this undiscovered paradise while unearthing clues that will lead them back to civilization. Build shelters, craft unique items, and discover many useful treasures and ancient mysteries hidden deep within a diverse jungle environment filled with plants, fruits, and even wildlife. Your Sims change as they take on the challenges of island life and learn to survive in style. Choose from a wide range of Sims - Auto Mechanic, Chef, Doctor, Musician, Teacher, Executive, or Park Ranger. Each one brings a unique Sim humor and quirkiness to your crew. Reunite members of your crew and build a thriving community.

Problems

Random Crashes with HLE audio

This game may crash randomly in-game. Fixed by 5.0-14626.

Black Sim Photo

In the game pause menu, a black square appears instead of the sim's photo. Unable to reproduce in the latest builds. Most likely an EFB2RAM requirement.

Censor Effect

Under Direct3D, the censor effect can cause slight graphical corruption. It will return back to normal when the censor effect is no longer on-screen. It can even crash Dolphin after a message box about "CreateTexture failed" or "Poke Z not implemented". Use OpenGL to avoid this problem.

The censor effect may cause VPS slow-down no matter what backend. Enable "Skip EFB Access from CPU" to fix this, although it will allow you to see your Sims like a nude Barbie doll. This also prevents graphical corruption under Direct3D. Fixed some time before 5.0-2462.

Configuration

No configuration changes are known to affect compatibility for this title.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with The Sims 2: Castaway since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

3.0

5.0

5.0-14626

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5.0-19501 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
3.5	Windows 10	AMD Ryzen 2600x @3.6 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super	Game runs fine, audio glitches	Onmo
4.0-1	Windows 10	AMD Ryzen 2600x @3.6 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super	Game runs better, change audio backend to remove warning	Onmo
5.0-5705	Windows 10	Intel Celeron G1610 @2.6 GHz	Intel HD Graphics	Game playable, random crashes, using more than 4x antialiasing causes glitched textures, sim's photo does not appear.	EblfIYH
5.0-12247	Windows 10	AMD Ryzen 2600x @3.6 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super	Game crashes about each 15 minutes (Unknown Pointer). Minor glitches.	Onmo

Gameplay Videos

Dolphin Emulator 4.0.1 - The Sims 2: Castaway (1080p HD) - Nintendo Wii

The Sims 2: Castaway (4K / 2160p / 60fps) - Dolphin Emulator 5.0-18212 - Nintendo Wii

The Sims 2: Castaway Wii HD Gameplay (Dolphin 5.0-18231)